i hated them at first but thank goodness people are wearing them. it's a fad, but people who would never donate a cent to charity are buying these and supporting the cause.

I work in a bike shop as a mechanic.. and since this is a Lance Armstrong thing, we get close to 20 people a day coming into the shop specifically looking for these things. They are hard to get and we cant get them in fast enough.
And this has been going on since before the election.

Some of the schools in the area were actually offering kids extra credit for buying these wrist bands. We have tons of kids coming in every day looking for them. At one point a pre-teen girl walked into our store and before she said anything, one of my co-workers yelled "WE DONT HAVE ANY LIVE STRONG BRACELETS LEFT". Then she said "Oh OK" and walked back out.

At least its going to charity. Really this is a good case study for charities on how to run a successful donation campaign. Make it trendy.

When I saw Kerry wearing one of these in the campaign I got sort of a chuckle out of it. I'd say about 30% of my patients are wearing them. I was asked to wear one, but refused. My reason given of course was logical since I have to maintain clean hands doing what I do, plus I don't even wear a watch, being that I hate things being on my wrist. The main reason of course was I think the 'show of support' fads be they pink ribbons, or yellow bracelets is silly but it wasn't worth bringing up.

I've heard that those wrist bands cause cancer.

Just kidding.

who cares if it is a fad. I bought mine to support the LAF and to give money to cancer research.

it may mean nothing to some, but it means the world to me. I wear mine to honor my father who successfully fought throat cancer (not smoking-related) though it nearly killed him.

I wanted to do the same type of thing. I wanted to make a black one that said shut up or keep your fake movement to yourself. I thought it might also be a good subject for tshirthell.com to sell. it could say some thing along the lines of "I donated to cancer research (or nike actually) and all I got was this stupid bracelet." I am so sick of these things, a friend of my wears one, but his father has cancer, but I think he got it as a conversation piece rather then about the cause. I saw donate $, be humble, and be pround that you did that. No need to let everyone know that hey, I gave one whole dollar to fight cancer! I'm special! Everyone think that I am a caring person and cool at the same time!

(sorry about the rant)

never seen one

They're in short supply here. My friend was trying to get one, I asked him why not just donate the money to a cancer foundation and forget about it? He replies "Didn't you see the football yesterday? (He said it as if I was a lunatic because I hadn't, I have better things to do...) At least half the players were wearing them!" Tosser...

Go without a bottle of wine, or a couple of beers or bourbon or whatever you're into for a week and donate that money straight to the foundation. How many millions would the foundation make in a month?

and the program directors. No mention on the websites about administrative or production costs-

www.laf.org

www.wearyellow.com

I am leary about any nationally fund raising organization. The majority of the money raised goes to overhead; very little trickles down to those in actual need.

Think about all the money spent on the knock-offs and the other causes that have chosen a braclet of any color to represent their "cause de jour." Too much waste for me to get involved. Go with the grass roots fundraising - a dollar in the jar sort of thing, or give extra to your church.

These big organizations as close to a scam as you can get.

Better yet, check this out!

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...359EST0592.DTL

My 11 year old niece might be the enigma as she knows of Lance Armstrong and the purpose of the bracelets. She has a few of them and wears them all the time. *shrug*

This is exactly where this thread shoulg, and this is really what everyone should do, but maybe even go further. Skip a luxurt, donate to charity, not only cancer reserach, ubt your local food bank after skipping a meal, cancer reserach after a day not smoking (for those of you who smoke), or whatever. Use your imagination and have a social conscience.

Peace,

Pierre

I almost made a nasty ass post about how these bracelets are stupid last week, but stopped myself short of that. Although they are trendy, and some of the people I know of who wear them don't even know what they are about, it is hard to argue that they are bad because a lot of the money goes to cancer research. I would rather see a direct donation, but they are a better than nothing.

Now if we can just cut into the strata of people who buy $1000 shirts and $500 purses...

I don't need to wear my honor on my sleeve.... I donate time and money to various causes, but there isn't a need from me to have to "show everyone else that I'm doing good."

I'm wearing one because my father passed away a few months ago. Another victim of cancer.

I find it kind of stupid to wear something just because bunches of other people are. I much rather be an individual. Then just another face in the crowd.

I know a few people around here that are looking to get them cheap so they can sell them for a decent profit on eBay. And the proceeds weren't being donated towards anything.. However, the still have to be bought initially, so the money is being donated at the lowest level.

My experience with them is that they are more of a trendy thing to wear than an object to show represent the cause they stand for.

I personally am not one to flaunt where I put my money, and I think there are quite a few people that have no idea they represent what they do, and aren't instead just cool looking bracelets that upon wearing, come with coolness.

I'm not really sure I understand the problem with smokers knowingly wearing the bracelets.. They smoke, and they also want to donate towards cancer research.. What's the problem? If anything they may be donating to helping themselves down the road, if a cure is in fact found.. But still, I think donating is always a good practice, regardless of what one's personal habits/practices are.

I think all they mean is Do Not Resuscitate
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=1943588

:D

I suppose that at least every bracelet out there brought in some money...and even if it is money from an idiot...so be it. It furthers the cause.

Chalk up another who'd never heard of them before this thread. I asked a niece and she did know about them, and the cause. A nephew just said "huh?" What a relief. ;)